100 POUNDS!

I finally hit the 100 pound mark on 2/23/09! It took me 13 months and 1 week! I'm turning into one of the disgustingly happy people who used to annoy the hell out of me. Hahahaha! I had no idea how miserable I was I guess. I feel great. I'm happy. I switched jobs, so I'm not miserable there either anymore! When I manage to quit smoking, I'll be so stinkingly buoyant and happy that nobody will be able to stand me!!!!!
I've cleaned my whole house. It was in pretty bad shape. When I was so overweight,I didn't have the energy. I do now. My next project is going through the tons of fat clothes that I have and getting them out of my closet. I started that yesterday. I found a bunch of size 1X pants that fit me now! Last winter, I was wearing size 5-6X! Whoa! 1X is much better!

Do's and Don'ts

Someone asked for a list of dos and don'ts. I hope these help! I've lost 100 pounds now, so I hope that can inspire some of you.



Don't:
Don't do a lot of eating out.
Don't give up all your favorites.(You will feel deprived!)
Don't use cooking oil if you can help it.
Don't cook a recipe that you don't have any idea what the fat content could be.
Don't lose too fast. ( You want your skin to remember where it lives!)
Don't give up if you slip!
Don't concentrate on calories. Just don't eat something that you know is loaded with them.
Don't skip meals,expecially breakfast!


DO:
Eat lots of veggies.
Keep your fat grams as low as possible in everything you buy.
Use no-fat cooking sprays instead of oil.
Buy a carton of egg whites.
Use fat-free milk.
Buy things that say heart-healthy because the fat will be lower.
Switch to a smaller size plate.
When you eat, make your plate HALF veggies, 1/4 protein and 1/4 should be like pasta,rice,potatoes, etc.
If you have sweets, buy the small size of anything. I buy lots of 100-calorie snacks because of portion control.
If you can eat them, use hot peppers in your cooking. They speed up metabolism!
Always eat breakfast..it starts your metabolism.
Eat a small snack halfway between meals to keep the metabolism going.
It's ok to eat a late snack before bedtime. Just make it something healthy....not a whole meal or a big slice of that bad,bad cake,etc.
Low-fat soups are a good thing.
Cooking with Healthy Request "cream of" soups is a good thing. They are your friends!
Trim off every visible spot of fat on meats.
Use skinless chicken. Breast cuts are best.
Turkey is a good thing.
Use the leanest hamburger you can get.
Buy a bottle of I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER spray.
Use fat-free products that are available in anything you like.
Keep your portions down.

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97.5!!!!!!!!

Yup! That's right! My habaneros worked again! Another pound and a half.Whoohoo! Ok, enough celebrating. Anew friend wants to know about how much to eat and since I don't actually count anything, the only thing I can think to do is tell her what I ate yesterday and hope it gives her some idea! Here goes, Tasha!
Breakfast:
1 egg+2 egg whites,scrambled
2 Jimmy Dean turkey sausage patties
1 English muffin-half with olive oil margarine & half with fruit spread
Diet Pepsi (this has the least sodium of all of them that I can find that actually taste good)

Small bag of Funyons cause I missed my snack and we were late for lunch and I thought I was dying!

Lunch:
Miracle Rice(I had about 2 cups of it)
Steamed cabbage with I can't believe it's not butter spray and salt and pepperAbout 3/4 cup
Corn on the cob-2 half ears with ICBINB spray
1 100-calorie Mrs.Freshley's swiss rolls(CHOCOLATE!!)
Diet Pepsi

Snack:
About a cup of my Miracle Rice

Dinner:
About a half cup of Red Steak( it's smothered steak with catsup in it)( yes,it's my recipe)
1/2 a medium baked potato with a little of the gravy off the steak on it
small can of English peas with ICBINB spray and lots of black pepper
small can of asparagus(nothing on it)
Diet Pepsi(do we detect a trend here?) hahaha!

1 more 100-calorie Mrs. Freshley's swiss rolls! (I DO love that chocolate!)

That's what I ate and I lost 1.5 pounds overnight!
I'm going to check now and see if the recipe for Red Steak is posted. If it's not, I'll post it! It's very good. My husband loves it and I have modified it to be lower fat.

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Back on track!

Yep, I seem to be losing again. Oh well, doesn't everybody need a hiatus from the battle during the holidays? I'm happy and that's good!